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Comparison of foreign policy of USA towards Israel: From George W. Bush to Barrack Obama
Jandus, Lukáš ; Anděl, Petr (advisor) ; Bečka, Jan (referee)
Following works deals with comparison of approaches of presidents George W. Bush and Barrack Obama to israel. This work focuses on two main aspects of United States-Israel relations, which are Israeli-Palestinian peace process and American economic and military support of Israel. The thesis is looking into the differences in approach of foreign policy of both presidents towards Israel, with emphasis on relations of George W. Bush and Barrack Obama with their Israeli counterparts Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu. Foreign polity towards Israel is then put into broader context of US foreign policy in the Middle east. Israeli- Palestinian conlict is inseparable part of US foreign policy towards Israel and this thesis is adjusted to it. The thesis is focused on Barrack Obama's first presidential term and both terms of George W. Bush, nevertheless with emphasis on his first term, which was the most significant considering the US-Israeli relations.
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Concept of evil in foreign policy of USA - the example of George W. Bush administration
Pávková, Lucie ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Anděl, Petr (referee)
Lucie Pávková Concept of "Evil" in US Foreign Policy - the Example of George W. Bush Administration The bachelor thesis "Concept of "Evil" in US Foreign Policy - the Example of George W. Bush Administration" deals with the problem of "evil" created by the Bush administration in the period of first presidency of George W. Bush (especially between 2001 - 2004) and influence of the concept of "evil" on the formation of US foreign policy. It is a discursive analysis, which is divided into two parts - the quantitative and the qualitative one. On the basis of most significant speeches of George W. Bush, the quantitative part tries to find out the most important elements of the concept of "evil" and the actors considered "evil" by the Bush administration. These elements and actors are assessed with support of other administration's documents in the qualitative part of the analysis. The last part of the thesis deals with the relation of the new concept of "evil" and the actions in foreign policy led against these "evil" actors. In the first phase (2001 - 2002) the "evil" actors are mainly terrorists, while during the second phase (2002 - 2004), the "evil" actors are considered rogue states defined as Axis of Evil. The most significant elements of the new concept of "evil" are dualistic perception of the...
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Rogue State Concept and the US Foreign Policy towards Iran and North Korea
Černá, Veronika ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Ditrych, Ondřej (referee)
Master thesis deals with the concept of "rogue states" and strategies of the United States that are used towards rogue states. Concretely, attention is focused on two such labeled countries - Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Strategies used by the United States are further observed during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama and with regard to two typical characteristics of rogue states - effort to acquire weapons of mass destruction and the support of terrorism. Despite expectations, it appears that strategies used by the United States differ significantly and they are often influenced by historical experiences and strategic interests. Bush's and Obama's foreign policies were significantly different on the rhetorical level. However, as shown in the thesis there can be found certain continuities between the strategies towards rogue states.
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European Integration: US Plan for Protection of Western Europe against Communism
Brach, Radim ; Anděl, Petr (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
After the World War II Europe was in a situation in which there was no possibility of enhancing its prosperity on its own. At that moment it was necessary to choose one of the dominant opponent sides the USA or the USSR to cooperate with. Due to political and economical systems similarity Western Europe joined the side of the United States, which immediately started developing new approaches towards defeated Germany, expansionistic Soviet Union and devastated Europe. This resulted in formulation of containment policy which was later developed into the Truman doctrine and the Marshall plan. In the first post- war years the main tool of the United States approach towards European stability was economical help. Development of economies was impossible without active cooperation among European countries and therefore the United States and especially the Congress pressed for economic integration. It was also supposed to create better connection between European economies and to enable the expansion of American goods to Europe. At the beginning of 1950s with the first sparks of Korean War the main stress was laid on cooperation in defensive field. All these attempts for enhancing the US position and development of Europe also led to the initiation of European integration process.
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Transformations of the US Foreign Policy
Pokorný, Martin ; Barša, Pavel (advisor) ; Jireš, Jan (referee)
Transformation of the US Foreign Policy Diploma thesis "Transformation of the US Foreign Policy" consists changes and tranformations in the US foreign policy connected with alternations of president's administratives. Especially with the alternation in 2001, when Goerge W. Bush supplied Bill Clinton and than with 2009 when Barack Obama became president of the USA. My essential resource were special books about US foreign policy. Thereafter books from the field of theory of international relations and finally I used internet resources as special articles or manifests records. Diploma thesis is focused on foreign and security policy. Arise and progress of the USA shaped American identity. Hypothesis of work is connected with issue that even conducts and acts of administratives could be different, policy always following this American self-identity.
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Privatization of Security and its Role in US Foreign Policy
Lovíšek, Ondrej ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Eichler, Jan (referee)
This paper deals with the privatisation of security and analyzes its role in US foreign policy. It is composed of four separate sections, two of which are theoretical and the other two analytical. The first chapter presents available definitions and a historical overview explaining the origin and historical development of private military forces' involvement in armed conflicts. The second part assesses the development of the role of private military companies in US foreign policy. The analytical section aims to answer two key questions: (1) which advantages and disadvantages does PMC utilization present the US government with?; and (2) how can we regulate PMC activities, so that their cooperation with the US government both lives up to the client's expectation and satisfies international human-rights norms? The third chapter therefore assesses the main argument for a and against PMC utilization from the perspective of the USA and the fourth analyzes existing regulation frameworks - national, international and self-regulation.
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Zahraniční politika Baracka Obamy
Pata, Martin ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Eichler, Jan (referee)
This thesis examines the foreign policy of the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. A significant theme of Barack Obama's candidacy for presidency was "change"; more specifically change in policy from previous administration. Therefore, the thesis looks at the changes brought about by President Obama once he was elected. First, we look at foreign policy of the United States under President George W. Bush, then we look at foreign policy-related assertions of Barack Obama during his candidacy, and lastly we look at the actual policies of the new administration, with particular focus on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, drones and extrajudicial killing, Guantanamo detention facility and extraordinary rendition, and NSA surveillance.
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US Presidential elections 2012: Foreign policy in the election campaign
Kubný, Adam ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Školkayová, Marta (referee)
The objective of this thesis lies in analyzing the role of foreign policy in the election campaign before the U.S. presidential election in 2012. At the beginning of the work were established three research questions. What is the role of foreign policy in the campaign? What are the main issues? The third question concern itself with the assessment of the areas, where both candidates agree and where they were unable to find a common solution to the problem. The actual content of the work is based on the method of content analysis and in the last chapter of textual analysis. The whole thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter will outline the process of the election of the President and then will present the election results of 2012. The second one will briefly characterize the history of U.S. foreign policy and theoretical base on which it is built. The last part will consist of analyzing the role of foreign policy in the election campaign of both candidates.
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Proměny americké zahraniční bezpečnostní politiky ve 21. století
Pospíšil, Tomáš ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Školkayová, Marta (referee)
The dissertation identifies and analyzes metamorphosis of the US foreign security policy in the 21st century. The main aim is also to identify whether the United States entered a new era with the attacks of 9/11 and whether so called the Bush doctrine was an appropriate reaction to the global terrorism. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter describes the US security strategies since WWII. In the second chapter, foreign security policy of George W. Bush and its metamorphosis is analyzed. The last chapter is devoted to the security strategies of Barack Obama.
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US Embargo Toward Cuba and Its Impact on US and Cuban Economies
Mertl, Filip ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Němec, Jan (referee)
The subject of this thesis is the embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba. The first part of the thesis examines embargo as an instrument of foreign policy as well as its place in US foreign policy. The second part deals with the evolution of the embargo toward Cuba in political context from events preceding its declaration until recent months. The last part analyses impact of the embargo on the economies of Cuba and the United States.
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